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IT’S A BIRD, IT’S A PLANE, No It’s Super-KAINE

As a life-long Virginian, It’s becoming onerous for me, to keep up with the stream of devolution settling in around Senator Timothy Michael Kaine’s career, and his service in the U.S. Senate.

Citizens of the Old Dominion continue to watch this slide with consternation. In social-media neologisms some have referenced Senator Kaine as “troll.” A troll is someone who deliberately kindles acrimony by making outrageous, offensive or confusing behaviors – his antics becoming implausible.

It came to a crescendo last summer, 2016, when he chased the Democratic Vice –Presidential nomination – with Hilliary Clinton. The public fawning for the job was unseemly; his acceptance of that nomination may have been his crown-jewel of misjudgment – then followed by the October, Farmville, VA appearance at Longwood University. So unpolished.

Kaine’s performance there was exasperating and bewildering. His constant accusations – interruptions – fidgety personae – overwrought body language left him in the dust as loser – on both style and content. Additionally, it was a nationally televised embarrassment for citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Andrew P. Miller, former Attorney General of Virginia, wrote an extensive RichmondTimes Dispatch (RTD) column recently making a convincing argument for both Senators Kaine and Mark Warner to take the statesman role of voting “yes” to the confirmation of Senator Jeff Sessions, for the new Attorney General of the United States. Warner has already rejected such a plea, and Kaine is quiet. We eagerly wait.
Kaine “erred” clearly, according to the RTD, by not supporting the nomination of Katherine DeVos…for Secretary of Education. The newspaper reminded him that DeVos was more than qualified.

Probably his saddest performance was in the Tillerson confirmation hearings for Secretary of State. His performance there – even worse, was the embarrassing laughter of his fellow senatorial committee members, as he ridiculously badgered Rex Tillerson, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of EXXON. No gentleman, he.

Our Virginia Senator accomplished something that no other Virginian has: he made GQ’s list of least-influential people of 2016. The magazine touted his place as a member of a ‘comprehensive’, anger-fueled list of everyone, who ruined our year. Additionally, he totally jumped the gun with his tweet regarding Ohio State University as a “senseless act of Gun Violence”….when the attack was performed with a car and knife….so very pedestrian.

Finally, the headline read: Tim Kaine Cheers End of White Majority in Spanish Address, as reported by Julia Hahn, posted 11/6/2016 7:26:14 AM. With his Arizona speech delivered in Spanish, Kaine cheered the demographic transformation for the United States – caused by the nation’s federal immigration policies – telling his Latino audience, “You are the future of America.” By 2050, communities of color will represent the majority of our population,” Kaine said. “So, of course, Latinos will help shape the future of America because you ARE the future of America.”

Furthermore, Virginia’s senator doubled down on his pledge to expand President Obama’s executive amnesty, ruling out any respect for current emigrational law. It is possible the Democratic ticket knew it was in trouble by then, and he was politically frantic.

Benjamin P.A. Warthen, an incumbent on Richmond’s City Council in 1994, lost his reelection bid to Tim Kaine by less than 100 votes. I had the pleasure of knowing Dr. Warthen’s family, including Ben, who didn’t see it coming; Tim Kaine probably was surprised as well.

Kaine, with little solid examination, headed up the Democratic ladder in Richmond circles, as first Council member – then Richmond’s Mayor – followed by Lieutenant Governor of Virginia – then Governor of Virginia, where he totally mislead Virginians twice by attempting tax heights. These were all fairly close elections – cumulating in his close election to the U. S. Senate. Hilliary’s Vice Presidency was waiting.

This career reminds one of his having done nothing but work. Grimly, he has as, Thornton Wilder put it in The Matchmaker – a lot of adventures, but no experience. Kaine’s learning curve has miles to go before his record invites a reelection.

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6 thoughts on “IT’S A BIRD, IT’S A PLANE, No It’s Super-KAINE”

Whenever he resurfaces, latest this week as I passed by the TV, I regurgitate. Good to read that my favorite writer (you) also apparently sees him as a political loser, clearly incompetent, prostituting for votes. Full of incompetence, even his image, whiny voice, etc., are turn-offs. Not even speaking with deep conviction, just a windup-key puppet spewing what others seem to want from him.

I was elsewhere in my work-career when he politically plowed through RVA & Va generally unseen outside of the state—maybe just me. When I returned home, I could not believe what I was seeing: a weird, liberal hack bred and raised by my Va while I was gone. Thanks! I had assumed “It must just be me—“.

We like or dislike politicians according to whether their priorities, values and political philosophy agrees or disagrees with our own. So on this one, we are rather far apart, Ray. HUGE surprise, right?
Dick

Right on, Ray. Tim Kane is a huge embarrassment to the state of Virginia. In addition, the Democrats at the confirmation hearings act like irate courtroom lawyers cross examining a defendant who is accused of a crime.What ever happened to statesmen?
Looks like statesmanship and politics are incompatible.
Pat Parsons

Tim Kaine was a Professor on ethics when Mark Herring was taking that course. Herring now VA AG, should alarm everyone, and does.

Time Kaine’s wife headed up VA Education Secretary 2015 position, can we say losers for VA education of its students.

Tim Kaine’s messages to Voters during 2016 elections were in coherent, not accurate, and left many to scratch their heads as to WHY this guy was running for the 2nd highest position in Federal Government. He is consistently inconsistent…IMO

Tim Kaine was exasperating and INCORRECT when he made a statement on the OH campus terrorist act, by foreign student…indicated a “gun was used” and the was WRONG….